Most news reports about wildfires include the number of acres a given fire has burned, but according to a new study by U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers, they should also note how fast the fire is moving. The research found that fast-growing fires caused 88% of the fire-related home destruction between 2001 and 2020, even […]
Outreach video produced on the occasion of the publication in the scientific journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) of the paper entitled “Multiwavelength observations of a bright impact flash during the January 2019 total lunar eclipse”, by J.M. Madiedo, J.L. Ortiz, N. Morales and P. Santos-Sanz. Observers watching January’s total eclipse […]
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2019 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting online applications for funding through the new ReConnect Rural Broadband Pilot Program. These funds will enable the federal government to partner with the private sector and rural communities to build modern broadband infrastructure […]
APD is investigating a fatal New Seward Highway traffic accident that occurred early Sunday morning police revealed on Nixle. A call reporting a roll-over on the New Seward Highway near the Rabbit Creek Road exit went in to Anchorage police at 3:50 am on Sunday. Police responded and their investigation would find that “the driver of a […]